Nj buck down
 

Well its been a long year. So far, i have right around 90 hours of treestand time logged in with only a doe to show for it. I have seen a good number of bucks, many larger than this one, but for one reason or another, i just couldnt close the deal, either i would make a mistake or deer being deer, would somehow do what they werent supposed to. Anyhow, yesterday afternoon i was tossing and turning about going hunting, then i realized you cant shoot them unless you are in the woods. I headed out to my favorite stand, where i have shot my largest buck, and also seen a massive 130-140 this past monday. As i was getting out of the truck, i saw a broken racked 8 point making some scrapes along a field edge, so i knew it was going to be a good night. I quickly got to my stand which was near a creek crossing. There were scrapes on both sides of the creek along with a mock scrape about 10 yards from my stand. All the scrapes were within 30 yards of me. I sprayed some dominant buck piss in the scrapes and hung an estrus scent wick in a small limb nearby. I then settled down and enjoyed. About a half hour into the hunt, i saw a decent buck, i couldnt tell if he was an 8 or a 7 point, but i could tell that near the tip of his right main beam something was going on, i think it was a small drop tine, but i never got to look at it upclose through the binoculars. I decided he was a shooter cause of this and picked up the bow. He was about to enter a shooting lane when he casually looked up and saw me. He then stomped and walked off the other direction. Darn it, i thought thinking there goes my shot again[:@]. I sat down and about regrouped. At this point i was pissed and said the next legal deer that shows up is getting it. About a half hout later, this guy showed up. He came in from the opposite direction and headed to my estrus wick. He mingled there for about a minute facing me. There was a small branch with some leaves that i needed him to clear, but he soon did and i came to full draw, but before i could anchor, he looked my way. I froze and held for 45 seconds. At this point a flock of geese landed in the field nearby and he looked that way. I quickly anchored, placed the pin on his shoulder and let the NAP Spitfire do its work. He didnt kick or run off, but simply bounded 4 hops away, stopped and looked around. Im thinking, no way i missed, but 2 seconds later, he fell over stone dead, no kicking or thrashing. I was estatic. It felt like the weight of the world was lifted off my shoulders. So many highs and lows this season, but i got one down. I then called my buddy to share the good news, and as i got off the phone, i had a small 6 point walk right into my setup. It was a great night. I havent scored him yet, but he will be around 100 inches i think. Sorry for the bad pic, but the good ones arent on the digital camera.

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Here is another.

Sorry about the size, these are my first pics im posting. How do you resize them?

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VERY NICE CONGRATS!!!!!

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Congrats teammate. I'll have to wait til I get home to see the pic. Work filters them out.

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Dude, there's nothing wrong with that buck! That's a nice one, congrats!!

To resize, you will need photoshop, or you can upload them to photobucket and resize them from there.

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Great buck mobow--congratulations on your persistence and your success!

shadow

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great looking deer...i see your from mountain lakes...i'm from parsippany, neighbor

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Nice buck congrats

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Nj,

You in my mind are about as good of a guy as we have on this site. I am so happy for you man. Very deserving (90 hours) on stand!!!Again, I am really happy for you bud, enjoy and good luck the rest of the season if you have any tags left!

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Congrats on the buck. I know how you felt. I've been having a rough season too.

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Nice

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Good work Bro, hope one will walk into my sights like that on Sat.
Great Job!!!!

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Congrats NJ! I am not too far from where you are there in Mt. Lakes
Way to go!
DW

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Nice buck, congrats

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Nice buck. Congrats!!!!

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nj..thats how ya do it..three cheers

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Great news NJ, I know from reading our team thread (team 42) youhave been hunting hard and it payed off. I am so happy for you !!! A well deserved buck.Once again a big CONGRATS!!!!


Dave

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Great Buck !!! Congradulations !!!

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Great buck. Nice bow too.

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nj:

Congratulations! Persistence pays off for ya!:)

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Great job, and nice deer! Congrats!

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Guys, thank you all so much for those kind words. It has been a long trying season, but fortunately it is far from over. I have a muzzleloader tag, 2 shotgun tags and a winter bow tag left all for bucks. We can harvest alot of deer here. Ill be hunting with my bow 95% of the time through those seasons so hopefully i can get one or 2 more good ones to show you all.

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Just wanted to pass along this little bit of info, i took the buck to the taxidermist to get a european mount done on him and he was aged at 4 and a half. I couldnt believe it and i cant be more proud of him.

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nice kill in nj.......great job